Please prepare your manuscript carefully following the guidelines on this page.

To simply follow our journal's guideline, please download this ARTICLE TEMPLATE, and replace the content with your own material.

Types of Manuscript

The manuscript should be an original research paper which sufficiently contributes novelty to Guidance and Counseling. Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically by using the Jambura Guidance and Counseling Journal online submission procedure. The Editors will ignore submissions that do not follow these procedures.

Structure of the manuscripts

1. Title. The title should be clear and informative, and not more than 15 words.
2. Author's names and institutions. The author's names should be accompanied by the author's institutions and email addresses, without any academic title. For a joint paper, one of the authors should be notified as the corresponding author.
3. Abstract and keywords. The abstract should be less than 200 words. Abstract consist of aims, methods, and result. Please provide the abstract in both English and Indonesian versions. The keywords should be of 3 to 5 words or phrases.
4. Introduction. This section explains the background of the study, a review of the previous researches in the area, and aims of the manuscripts. Importantly it should also show the significance and novelty of the research.
5. Methods. This section describes the appropriate tools of analysis along with the data and their sources.
6. Results and Discussion. This section explains the results of the study. It should be presented clearly and concisely. Author(s) should explore the novelty or the contribution of the work to the science education literature.
7. Conclusion. This section concludes and provides policy implications, if any, of the study. The conclusion(s) should be at the same order with ones discussed in the body of the manuscript. Conclusions should answer the objectives of research. Tells how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear Conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work, and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the Abstract, or just list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work, and indicate possible applications and extensions. You should also suggest future works and/or policy implication.
8. References. This section lists only the papers, books, or other types of publications referred to in the body of the manuscript.

General Writing Format

1. The manuscript is prepared in an A4 paper, and single line spacing format. A new paragraph should start 5 characters from the left margin, using 12-size, Times-New-Romans font type.
2. The manuscript is written in Indonesian or English.
3. The manuscript should be between 4 to 15 pages long (1.500-7.000 words).
4. The top and bottom margins are 1,5 and 0,8 cm.
5. The title is written using capital letters only at first word or special name (example: location name), 14 font size, center position.
6. Subtitles are written using TNR style, 12 font size, starting from the left margin.
7. Sub of subtitles, if any, are written using capital letters only at first word or special name. They should be started from the left margin.
8. Sub of the sub of subtitles, if any, are written using capital letters only at the beginning of each word except for connecting words, all in italics. They should be started from the left margin.
9. References should be those of the last ten years publication (>80%), except for key references (80%). Referring to any textbook should be minimized (<20%).

Specific Writing Format

1. Equations and formula should be numbered as (1), (2)...etc appearing to their right.
2. Estimation results from a software package are not allowed to be directly presented in the paper. They should be presented in summary tables.

Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be presented as follows:

1. The name of tables and figures should follow a numbering system (Arabic numbering system). The title of the tables and figures are placed at the top and the bottom respectively.
2. The tables and figures should provide the source of information, if any, at the bottom.
3. Any table should contain only heading and contents. The table contains row lines only without column lines. Note(s) and source(s) should be included underneath the table where appropriate.

Specific Writing Format

1. Equations and formula should be numbered as (1), (2)...etc appearing to their right.
2. Estimation results from a software package are not allowed to be directly presented in the paper. They should be presented in summary tables.

Subjects and Authors Index

The authors should provide an index of subject, namely the specific terms in the manuscript. The authors should also provide the index of authors, namely the key authors of papers referred in the manuscript. Please write the family name followed by the given name.

Citation

Citation in the text body should be written using the family name and years of publication. Example:

1. Hill (2001) suggests that the objective of depreciation is ...
2. Inflation targeting would be sufficient (McCain, 1982).
3. The definition of contagion is ... (Wagner, 1976; Rhonda 2009).
4. The Authors are recommended to use Mendeley Reference software.

References

There are no strict requirements on reference formatting at submission, but we encouraging to use APA citation output. References can be in any style or format as long as the style is consistent. Where applicable, author(s) name(s), journal title/book title, chapter title/article title, year of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination must be present. This weblink https://bowvalleycollege.libguides.com/apa-style/article-nodoi, that explaining APA citation could be useful. Use of DOI is highly encouraged. The reference style used by the journal will be applied to the accepted article by Editor at the proof stage. Note that missing data will be highlighted at proof stage for the author to correct. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Please use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. Use other published articles in the same journal as models. All publications cited in the text should be included as a list of references. References are listed alphabetically. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). 

References should appear as:

Book with one author:

Author, A. A. (2020). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Book with two authors:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2020). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Book with more than two authors:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2020). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Journal article:

Author, Aauthor. (2020). Pengembangan latihan konsentrasi pada tembakan free throw bola basket. Jambura Guidance and Counseling, 2(2), 1-9.

Edited book:

Author, A. A. (Ed.). (2020). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Chapter in an edited book:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2020). Title of work. In P. Mieszkowski, & W. H. Oakland (Ed.), Fiscal Federalism and Grants-in-Aid (pp. 5-21). Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis:

Author, A. A. (2020). Title of work. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University.

Published proceedings:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C.C. (2020). Title of work. Conference Title, 344(2), 12030.